How Extracurricular Activities Play A Vital Role?

Do you have a child struggling through the middle school grades? Is your child distracted towards every other thing except studies? Do you find him incorrigible? It might be a possibility that you are overstretching things with him and you need to diversify the stuff on his plate. A child cannot be a bot programmed to study and needs his share of variety in the things he does. Extracurricular activities play an imperative role in overall development of a child. Follow up of the article makes a mention of different reasons to validate the aforesaid statement.

It is well said that, "All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy". School days are the best days of one's life and can't be considered complete without fun. There have been many instances, when globally famed personalities have attributed their keen interest in sports, music, arts, etc. to extracurricular activities. 

If your child ever wants your consent to participate in extra activities in school, do not underestimate his interest in any which way. This way, you won't be able to help your child; instead, he will become a frog in a well.

It's a common observation that the moment children ask their guardian to join music or art classes, majority of them are instantly disappointed with a big 'No'. Parents also have their own good reasons to discourage these things, as they would like their child to give unfaltering focus to academics only. They tag such things as leisurely activities and a mere distraction. However, there are no valid reasons to discourage a child, if he wants to participate in such activities. Those children who are forced to study continuously end up creating mayhem all over. Follow-up of the article mentions how co-curricular activities play a vital role.

1. A great stress buster 

It is humanly impossible to keep studying all day long. Even if someone succeeds, he will be able to do it for a few days only. After a certain span of time, there will be a saturation point, and a student is bound to be reluctant to pursue the same anymore. Leisurely activities as you may call it, but it is essential to allow him a pause.   

Solution

Instead of compelling your child to study continuously, give him a break. Activities including music, arts, and sports expose a child to a variety of things and contribute towards a multifaceted personality. This will eventually help him in the future. Being a guardian, you should walk hand-in-hand with your child and encourage him to participate in these activities.

2. Helps in improving health 

With such a vast syllabus, exams and baggage full of homework, regular schooling tends to be sedentary in nature. Young children need a diversified range of engaging stuff to develop physically and mentally. 

Solution

You should talk to your child and familiarize him about different advantages of these activities. If your child has put on weight, cricket and basketball will work magically against his extra weight. Apart from these benefits, when your child will begin to play, he will automatically get Vitamin D, which is necessary for his overall development. 

 3. Improve Interpersonal skills

There is no point in making a child nothing more than a stuffed effigy. There are a few children who may be intelligent, but after being inactive for a longer time span, they tend to become introvert. It is not good for him as it affects his social skills and ability to deal with public relations. It is likely to affect such children in their future terribly. 

Solution

Apart from encouraging your child to play and participate in different activities, make sure that you do not have a communication gap with him; so that you know, when he is inching towards being shy. If he will become non vocal, he won't be able to do anything or put his foot down against the wrongs in his life. Let your child get exposed to different atmosphere. It will be beneficial for him in the long run. He will be able to communicate effectively and make new friends. Hence, it will have a great impact on his interpersonal skills.

4. Positive Exposure 

Those children who are discouraged to join extra activities become inactive, after a certain point of time. No matter how intelligent a child is, only bookish knowledge won't enable him to conquer the world.

Solution

Apart from encouraging your child to mug up theories, always encourage him to look things from a creative angle altogether.

As a whole, consider the aforementioned tips in order to enable your child to be on the right track.